Maximizing return on fracturing investment by using ultra-lightweight proppants to optimize effective fracture area: Can less really deliver more?

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 441-453

  Brannon, Harold D ^a   Starks II, Thomas R ^a  

^a BJ SERVICES COMPANY

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE HISTORY; DELIVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE FRACTURE; FRACTURE CONDUCTIVITIES; FRACTURING TREATMENTS; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; PRODUCTION INCREASE; PRODUCTION SIMULATION; PROPPANT PARTIAL MONOLAYERS; PROPPANT-PACKED FRACTURES; PROPPANTS; RE-TURN-ON; STIMULATION TREATMENTS; TREATMENT DESIGN; ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT PROPPANTS; WELL PRODUCTIVITY;

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MONOLAYERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLAR RADIATION; WELL STIMULATION;

FRACTURE;

EID: 70449604743     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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